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Over $1 mln lost in central Vietnam market fire 

December 12, 2011
Over $1 mln lost in central Vietnam market fire 

Easup market in Vietnam Central Highlands on December 7 caught fire, destroying goods worth around US$1 million. A market fire in Vietnam Central Highlands early Wednesday caused property damage estimated at more than US$1 million dollars.   The fire started at around 1 a.m. and burned down goods of more than 100 retailers at Easup [...]

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Floods exact heavy toll in Vietnam 

October 22, 2011
Floods exact heavy toll in Vietnam 

  A photo taken on October 18 shows houses submerged by flood waters in Tan Hoa District, Quang Binh Province Devastating floods in Vietnam’s central and southern regions have killed at least 59 people and forced thousands of people to flee their homes, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control reported Wednesday. Seasonal flooding [...]

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Prime Minister pushes city officials on beltway report 

April 1, 2011
Prime Minister pushes city officials on beltway report 

Construction on the Tan Son Nhat – Binh Loi – Outer Ring Road project in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for strict punishment of any misconduct relating to the roadway’s construction. The central government has ordered officials in Ho Chi Minh City to quickly resolve the irregularities discovered during [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/8

August 27, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 27/8

Sympathy for Vietnamese in Poland over losses; Singaporean navy ship visits Da Nang; Vice President visits Thanh Hoa detention camp; Party conference on implementation of Ho Chi Minh’s testament  Sympathy for Vietnamese in Poland over losses  Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga on August 25 expressed her deep sympathy to the Vietnamese community in [...]

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Cyclone kills 91 in Bangladesh, rescue operation continues

May 27, 2009
Cyclone kills 91 in Bangladesh, rescue operation continues

Rescuers continued efforts to search for the people missing in Monday’s Cyclone Aila after it slammed into Bangladesh’s southern coastal region and claimed at least 91 lives. Flood-affected people move to safer places after receiving relief supplies on the outskirts of Siliguri in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, May 26, 2009.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Officials [...]

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Acute diarrhea spreads in north, one dead

May 19, 2009
Acute diarrhea spreads in north, one dead

To May 18, 540 people in eleven northern provinces have been diagnosed with acute diarrhea, including 53 testing positive to vibrio cholerae bacterium, reports the Preventive Health and Environment Agency (PHEA). Acute diarrhea has spread to eleven provinces in the north.The affected provinces cover the entire Red River Delta area and adjacent Quang Ninh, Hoa [...]

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New bird flu outbreak in Dien Bien

March 12, 2009
New bird flu outbreak in Dien Bien

LookAtVietnam – Bird flu has hit Thanh Yen Commune, Dien Bien District, in the mountainous northern province of Dien Bien, said Do Hoa Luong, head of the provincial veterinary department on March 11. This is the third bird flu outbreak confirmed in Dien Bien over the past month.Samples taken from the poultry of some local [...]

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Bird flu affects Hanoi’s neighbouring locality

February 13, 2009
Bird flu affects Hanoi’s neighbouring locality

LookAtVietnam – Bac Ninh Province neighbouring Hanoi on Feb. 11 announced an outbreak of bird flu in An Dong Village, Lac Ve Commune, Tien Du District. Photo: VOVOn Feb. 8 and 9, water fowls were found dying en masse at two poultry farms in An Dong village and later tests proved those dead fowls carried [...]

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City enlarges land compensation funds to boost Thu Thiem project

February 11, 2009
City enlarges land compensation funds to boost Thu Thiem project

LookAtVietnam – HCMC has increased funds considerably to pay land and housing compensation for more than 10,000 households to move to make room for the long-delayed Thu Thiem New Urban Area, according to the authorities. Thu Thiem peninsula seen from Majestic Hotel in downtown HCMC. The peninsula will be developed into a modern town covering [...]

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Aircraft shortage forces Jetstar Pacific to delay many flights

February 10, 2009
Aircraft shortage forces Jetstar Pacific to delay many flights

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s first low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has been forced to delay many flights during and right after the Lunar New Year holidays, or Tet because of aircraft shortage and unexpected technical problems, according to the airline’s chief commercial officer. Vietnam’s first low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has been forced to delay many flights during [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...